CHECK ME OUT ON eHOW, Woo Hoo!!!
I have made it to the big time!!, well, according to my mom and those who love me, I have. I made a little video series for eHow recently that includes 10 videos on Summer Party Drinks and Snacks. eHow gave me 35 titles to choose from and I chose [...]
NOW I’M PISSED, but mostly sad.
When I wrote about my visit to the Sonoma Foie Gras farm, I had not yet gotten to know the Gonzalez family very well. They seemed nice enough, like many families who move to the US and do more than just make a living, but build a legacy of survival [...]
INSPIRE CHEESE PLATE ENVY on a budget.
A woman with clumpy eye make up, very long fake nails and over processed hair once asked me at a party, "So what did you bring?" and I answered, "The cheese plate." and she said, "well, that's not very creative." To which I replied with a pleasant smile and thought, [...]
MY DIRTY LITTLE FAST FOOD SECRET
I have a dark little secret, well, not so secret if you know me because I never claimed to be a perfect foodie. Do they exist? I was inspired to write this after sitting down to dinner with a few fellow food enthusiasts and the topic of fast food came [...]
ADOPT A HOLIDAY: Cinco de Mayo
You won't usually see me doing Cuervo shooters on Cinco de Mayo or drinking green beer on St. Patty's day, but as I grow a little more wise and get off my high horse, I realize that there is no harm in eating yummy food and drinking tasty cocktails in [...]
ONCE UPON A LITTLE SANDWICH
The first time I came across the little sandwich concept was in Madrid, Spain. They call them bocadillos or bocata because they are little mouthfuls. Boca isn't just short for Boca Raton, it means mouth in Spanish. Throughout cafes and bars in Spain, you can find little bocadillos filled simply [...]